Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $3 - $13 higher. Heifers sold steady to $8 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $8 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $254.25/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −185.26 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$254.25

29 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$34.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.54

vs MS average

−12.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	265.00	1,460	17thin
Medium and Large 1	567	241.81	1,371	9thin
Medium and Large 2	565	230.67	1,304	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.33/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $463.12, low $388.02, median $439.51 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

254.25

—

MS average13 barns · 307 hd

243.71

+10.54

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−12.39

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−185.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,804	146.71	2,647	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,285	119.00	1,529	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,493	116.43	1,738	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	113.74	1,285	18

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,427	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,135	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	640	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	219.53/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	230.52/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,194	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	1,426.94/head	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	218.02/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	264.39/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,095	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,582	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	229.98/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	750	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	276.33/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,460	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,675	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	229.51/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,327	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,285	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,529	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	105.25/cwt	99.00–113.00	1,136	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	117.00/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,344	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,578	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,501	119.40/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,792	6
Bulls	—	—	1,583	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	260.33/cwt	235.00–292.50	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	226.68/cwt	210.00–245.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	241.25/cwt	235.00–247.50	917	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	150.42/cwt	143.00–160.00	2,847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	231.70/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	244.16/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	283.65/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	237.85/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,479	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	240.29/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	232.66/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	203.01/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	231.43/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	300.48/cwt	294.00–307.50	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	244.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	247.15/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	259.50/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	300.18/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,276	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	640	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Mon Sep 16, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 434Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 58Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 28

Compared to last week steers sold $3 - $13 higher. Heifers sold steady to $8 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $8 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	240.00–250.00	244.77
2	350–400	378	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	445	229.00	229.00
3	450–500	475	229.00–239.00	232.66
4	500–550	518	229.00–232.00	230.52
4	550–600	586	216.00–226.00	219.53
1	600–650	625	217.00	217.00
2	650–700	683	201.00–205.00	203.01
1	700–750	725	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	800	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	650–700	673	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	380	235.00–247.50	241.25
2	400–450	425	210.00–245.00	226.68
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	545	218.00	218.00
2	550–600	588	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	322.50	322.50
2	350–400	375	294.00–307.50	300.48
2	400–450	425	295.00–305.00	300.18
2	450–500	470	254.00–265.00	259.50
2	500–550	525	243.00–251.00	247.15
7	550–600	579	236.00–246.00	240.29
7	600–650	622	234.00–245.00	237.85
2	650–700	675	227.00–236.00	231.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	235.00–292.50	260.33
2	350–400	375	270.00–282.50	276.33
4	400–450	414	260.00–270.00	264.39
3	450–500	483	240.00–247.50	244.16
1	500–550	540	233.00	233.00
2	550–600	578	228.00–231.00	229.51
2	600–650	623	229.00–231.00	229.98
1	650–700	655	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	551	265.00	265.00
75	650–700	692	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	380	280.00–287.50	283.65
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	510	225.00–235.00	231.70
1	550–600	550	222.00	222.00
3	600–650	617	212.00–222.00	218.02
1	650–700	675	219.00	219.00
2	700–750	723	200.00–205.00	202.51
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,426.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,135.00	1,135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	119.00	119.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,079	99.00–113.00	105.25
13	—	1,149	111.00–126.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	105.00–110.00	107.50
6	—	1,501	115.00–127.00	119.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	135.00–140.00	137.44
5	—	1,893	143.00–160.00	150.42

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle